Minor/Repaint: Rotf Voyager Starscream No Tatoos

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  1. f-primusunicron

    f-primusunicron i just wanna be loved

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    Rotf Voyager Starscream No Tatoos And Some Mods

    i recently got an spare rotf voyager starscream
    and i gotta say i love the figure
    but the tattoos were starting to rub off and it didn't look good, so i decided to remove all of them

    UPDATED WITH BACKPACK AND VERTICAL TAIL FINS MODS (LAST PAGE)

    i took an old toothbrush and dish cream and thats it
    now it looks very clean (pun intended Xd)
    and i gotta say, it looks awesome, i liked the tattoos but i don't regret removing them
    Robot Mode
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    Vehicle Mode
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    and Alternate F-15-Looking Jet mode
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  2. f-primusunicron

    f-primusunicron i just wanna be loved

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    because of the 20 images limit, here there are the other
    and yeah, that is an f-15 fan mode, no mod required
    XD
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  3. Barricade24

    Barricade24 The Decepticop

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    This is actually pretty neat. It is there interesting to see Voyager Starscream without tatoos.
     
  4. BLOODRAGED189

    BLOODRAGED189 In it for the engineering

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    Neat.
     
  5. f-primusunicron

    f-primusunicron i just wanna be loved

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    thanks, and it actually looks good in person, it is slightly shiny i must say
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  6. f-primusunicron

    f-primusunicron i just wanna be loved

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    tomorrow will post pics from the shoulder mod i did, it makes the figure look slightly beefier rather than fat, which make the figure look tons better in my opinion,
    just a minute sanding a little tab that prevents the shoulder move up all the way(not the shoulder rotations)
    maybe will do the elbow swap wich i think works perfectly

    http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/radic...starscream-new-neck-elbows-guns-boosters.html
     
  7. OmarJT82

    OmarJT82 Well-Known Member

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    What is the name and brand of the dish cream you used to remove the tattoos? :confused: 
     
  8. f-primusunicron

    f-primusunicron i just wanna be loved

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    no matter what brand,, you can even use toothpaste
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  9. Solrac333

    Solrac333 G1 got it right!

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    That looks pretty cool.
     
  10. Jetbolt

    Jetbolt Maximal Air Commander

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    It honestly looks better without them.
     
  11. f-primusunicron

    f-primusunicron i just wanna be loved

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    ok, latest batch of images for this week

    here you can see the shoulder mod, wich involves sanding the black tab on the shoulder hinge, which prevents it from moving all the way up
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    before the mod, it could only move this far
    now, it can go all the way up
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    now you just rotate it and thats it (yeah, I'm missing one landing gear)
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    this is how he looks now
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    here is a comparison between both shoulders(you can see now it is closer to the shoulder fins)
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    then i sanded down a little tab on the nosecone hinge and now it folds all the way on the back
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    i tighten up some joints, and as you can see, he can do the kick test shot
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    here is a close up of the chest panels rotated
    it really makes him look better
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    haven't done the elbow swap yet because i only disassembled one arm
    but i tested with the same joint and it doesn't give too much articulation either way, so i may need to sand it down a little bit

    to disassemble it i heated the gun with a hairdryer to soften the glue then i removed as much as i could with an small flat screwdriver
    then i removed it without damaging anything
    but have to do it to the other side and well... i just have not enough time since i had some homework to do

    some of the best poses i could get with him
    yeah, i forgot to fold out again his shoulder fins in this image, but on the next they are folded up)
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    f-primusunicron i just wanna be loved

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    removed some images and edited previous posts with some of the images to show you what i did and some angles
     
  13. f-primusunicron

    f-primusunicron i just wanna be loved

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    will take some of the images again because of the quality(you can see that the newer ones have way better quality than the ones i posted when i created the topic)
    will post some comparison photos with dreadwing in both modes
    but that will be tomorrow
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  14. f-primusunicron

    f-primusunicron i just wanna be loved

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    UPDATE
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    backpack and vertical tail fins mods
    the backpack mod is just sand a little bit the part between the two screw holes just a little bit(and a little bit at an angle) and allows the backpack to sit flush with the back making it look and feel so much better
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    the vertical tail fins mod is actually just rotate the conector(unscrew the thighs and just remove the little conector/balljoint for it and turn it around, assemble it again and thats it
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    now it allows a more accurated position for the vertical tail fins and does not affect transformation, and they now can rotate and move in even more ways so i think even if it is so simple it does wonders
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    Megatron118 Excelsior! Moderator

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    I tried doing this a LONG time ago before I got the leader class, but I never managed to get them off lol. That F-15 mode is pretty cool too!
     
  16. f-primusunicron

    f-primusunicron i just wanna be loved

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    what part you couldnt get off?
     
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    Megatron118 Excelsior! Moderator

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    Any of them, haha. I used lighter fluid though. Kinda wanna try your method, but I don't have a voyager one anymore
     
  18. f-primusunicron

    f-primusunicron i just wanna be loved

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    i know the leader is superior but i dont think i can describe how much i love this figure after this mods
     
  19. badbadryan

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    This looks really great. His alt modem looks great! I really love most of the figure. The transformation is pretty cool and overall it looks good. My only issue is the legs and feet. I wish there was a way to have the legs be closer.
     
  20. f-primusunicron

    f-primusunicron i just wanna be loved

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    yeah i know and actually with the elbow mod i still havent done, im planing some sort of upgrade for the hips, not that difficult but will require some cutting
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